I 26F got humiliated in public by a businessman 42 and now he texts me to go out with him
so, update: I will go, but I do it because I want to learn from this. But would it be better if O suggested to see each other during the day and not at a bar?
op:
I volunteer for a big NGO and also majored in journalism. I do not work in the field, so my skills are maybe not the best. But I got to interview during a big conference a business man. He domnated the scene and not in a good way for me. I felt small and intimidated and I just know he must have felt how unprepared I was. So I had my questions and the questions themselved were good. I didn't come up with them. We taked about European future, values. He is a critic of it all. So whenever I said something like E. values he would cut me off: what values? What values? Define them. I stuttered, not because I wouldn't have known how to answer, but I was so intimidated. I tried and he kept talking over me. He enjoyed that. I asked him: I kindly ask you to allow me to make my point, will you? And he said: no, and laughed. Your point is shite and you have no idea what you talking about actually.
He was very charming, he is used to this, talking in front of a crowd, dominating the scene. My hands were sweaty, my cheecks blushed, knees slightly shaking. He was amusing himself, playing with his tie, he was like an actor. He kept smiling at me but somehow like he looked down on me. I saw it on the video and photos later. His knees were parted, he was always half turned in my direction, while my legs were like sticked together.
he thanked me for the interview in the end and asked me and offered me a glass of water saying I look like I need it. And he said: see, the problem with this equality is that they put you there on the scene with me, but didn't prepare you for a proper discussion, because they don't care. they just promote agendas. later that day he had an interview with a man who was his age. in his mid 40s and it was way different. he didn't talk over him, answered seriously and not sarcastically.
I got home, I cried and then I got a text from this guy on my work phone if I want to have some drinks on saturday night (Today). What is the point? what does he want? should I go? I want to, I want to show him I am not stupiid. and to be honest maybe its a great opportunity to learn how to do hard interviews as he did respect the other guy
Posted Jun 13, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC